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Open date: February 24, 2026

Most recent review date: Tuesday, Mar 10, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date: Friday, Mar 27, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

The Advanced BioImaging Center (ABC) in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for two Project Scientist at the Assistant, Associate, or full rank. The selected candidate will be appointed at the rank to commensurate with prior experience. The position will report to Professor Gokul Upadhyayula, with Professor Eric Betzig serving as an additional academic mentor. The project scientist will make significant and creative contributions in the area of molecular and cellular microscopy research.

The Advanced BioImaging Center (ABC) at UC Berkeley aspires to be a world-leading multidisciplinary imaging center that drives important biological discoveries through critical new advances in all aspects of imaging technology and that drives the dissemination of that technology through a multi-pronged education strategy to scientists around the world. ABC was intentionally designed to maximize scientific productivity and impact by adopting groundbreaking imaging technologies such as the next-generation adaptive optical multifunctional microscope, incorporating the high-level technical expertise of instrumentation scientists, applied mathematicians, and computational scientists, and building worldwide collaborations aimed at tackling the challenges posed by terabyte and petabyte-scale imaging data processing, visualization, and dissemination. Members of the ABC have access to leading - edge imaging and computing hardware, as well as exposure to collaborators from a range of diverse disciplines, including in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Mathematics, and more.

The purpose of this project is to develop a foundation AI model capable of extracting biological insights from 4D (x,y,z,time) datasets of subcellular dynamics within physiological contexts and across scales. Incumbent will advance imaging to generate petabytes of targeted and high quality datasets necessary to prototype and build this model. The Assistant/Associate/Full Project Scientists will help develop and execute the research program focused around ABC's overarching goal of moving cell biology away from the coverslip and into physiological systems. These positions will work within a dedicated team to develop and refine the microscopy techniques. This position will manage projects and provide regular progress reports to PIs and collaborators.

The incumbent will spend 90% of their time on ABC research goals and managing and maintaining equipment in the lab and 10% of their time training/supervising collaborators, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows on MOSAIC/iAOLLSM capabilities.

Key responsibilities:

*Make significant and creative contributions to designing, building, and testing of a new high throughput adaptive optical inverted lattice light-sheet microscope (iAO-LLSM). This instrument aims to achieve a 10-fold increase in data acquisition throughput while maintaining the high-quality optical performance demonstrated in our previous work.

*Use, maintain, and oversee the operations of the two next-generation multimodal optical scopes with adaptive imaging correction (MOSAIC) microscopes at the ABC.

*Actively participate in handling/mounting biological samples on advanced microscopes and collect 4/5D datasets.

*Collaborate with a cross-disciplinary team of AI scientists, data engineers, instrumentation scientists and biologists and generate high resolution microscopy data using novel transparent developing organism reagents necessary to reach the goal of prototyping and training a 4D foundation model.

*Actively participate in national and international collaborations, presentation of research findings at scientific conferences, and publication of results in leading peer-reviewed journals.

*The incumbent will actively participate in and occasionally lead efforts to develop new projects.

These positions are eligible for full benefits.

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*PhD (or equivalent international degree)

*Minimum of four years of postdoctoral research experience

*For consideration for the Associate Project Scientist rank: a minimum of 8 years of post PhD research experience

*For consideration for the full Project Scientist rank: a minimum of 14 years of post PhD research experience

*PhD or equivalent international degree in Physics, Chemical or Biological Engineering, Molecular and Cell Biology, Systems Biology, Biochemistry, or Related Field.

*Experience or expertise in light microscopy, spectroscopy, or laser optics.

*Experience or experience with adaptive optics and lattice light sheet microscopy.

*Experience or experience designing and building custom microscopes.

*Ability to troubleshoot microscopy instruments, prepare samples, design research methodology.

*Proficient with CAD programs for instrument design (e.g. Autodesk Inventor or Solidworks).

*Ability to explain concepts to a variety of audiences; and oversee a laboratory space or unit.

*A strong preference for a record of imaging, characterization and analysis of live cells and biological tissues.

*Experience with data and image processing, evaluating image quality, visualizing and analyzing image data.

*Experience making figures and movies with microscopy data for publishing articles.

*Experience collaborating with labs in a wide variety of areas.

*Experience executing large imaging projects (tens of terabytes to multi petabyte-scale)

*Experience leading technicians

*Ability to review research proposals and ideas, evaluate research capabilities, and make recommendations.

*Ability to effectively communicate, participate in efficient and open collaboration, and engage with a diverse group of researchers.

*The ideal candidate will be innovative and able to synergize various ideas and approaches, while exercising sound judgment to evaluate and take acceptable risks.

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Our large pharmaceutical client in Spring House, PA is seeking an Associate Scientist to join their growing Cell Therapy Drug Product Development organization and support ongoing CAR-T programs. Training is provided for this role and this team provides a lot of opportunity for growth! Other responsibilities include:

• Supporting CAR-T formulation and cryopreservation activities
• Collecting, verifying and analyzing data and results
• Participating in the executive of formulation and process characterization studies
• Implementing and maintaining high quality standards for all aspects of work conducted including adherence to regulatory GLP/GMP, departmental, and safety& compliance guidelines
• Tracking and coordinating inventory and overseeing sample coordination internally
• Coordinating and storing project-specific inventory, including patient material that was procured by and for a specific team.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 1 year of experience with cell culture and aseptic techniques
• Cell cryopreservation experience including formulation, freezing, and transfer to storage
• Bachelor's Degree or above in Biology, Biochemistry or related discipline
• CAR T Cell Therapy experience is preferred

Salary: $75,000-$85,000 (flexible based on experience)

Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm

Hiring Method: Multiyear contract – After 1 year on contract, the individual will have the opportunity to apply for a permanent role or have their contract renewed for another year

PTO: 10 PTO days, 6 paid sick days annually & paid Holidays

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision and 401K plans available

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education. Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.

Open date: February 25, 2026

Next review date: Wednesday, Mar 11, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Friday, Mar 27, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

The Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for up to three Junior/Assistant/Associate/Full Specialist positions in the Upadhyayula Lab, in the area of Biological Science .

The Advanced BioImaging Center (ABC) at UC Berkeley aspires to be a world leading multidisciplinary imaging center that drives important biological discoveries through critical new advances in all aspects of imaging technology and that drives the dissemination of that technology through a multi-pronged education strategy to scientists around the world. ABC was intentionally designed to maximize scientific productivity and impact by adopting groundbreaking imaging technologies such as the next-generation adaptive optical multifunctional microscope, incorporating the high-level technical expertise of instrumentation scientists , applied mathematicians, and computational scientists, and building worldwide collaborations aimed at tackling the challenges posed by terabyte and petabyte-scale imaging data processing, visualization, and dissemination. You will have access to leading - edge imaging and computing hardware, as well as exposure to the Bay Area's brightest minds from a range of diverse disciplines, including in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Mathematics, and more.

The positions involve close collaboration on a number of new and ongoing empirical projects in the fields of microscopy and data analysis. The incumbent will work on tera-to-petabyte scale research data and will have the opportunity to gain exposure to and training with a broad set of research topics and methodologies. The roles exercise judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.

The duties of the positions include:

* Operate and maintain the next generation multi-functional adaptive optical microscope(s) and other pre-commercial optical microscopes.

* Develop new imaging and data processing tools

* Assist with data acquisition using advance pre-commercial microscopy systems to image biological samples ranging from cells in culture, such as bacteria, mammalian cells, and organoids to intact organisms, such as zebrafish or mice, etc.

* Be involved in the applications of these tools for biological imaging; collaborate with Postdocs and graduate students on specific projects to test, learn and implement for general and specific use cases.

* Be an integral part of the expert team working together with computational scientists and biologists in experimental design to tackle complex biological questions in a quantitative manner.

* Train and assist students and researchers in the use of software applications

* Train and assist users with their imaging or data processing tasks.

* May supervise undergraduate students.

* General organization and management of software documentation.

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Bachelor's degree (or equivalent international degree) or enrollment in a Bachelor's (or equivalent international degree) program.

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent international degree)

Degree field of molecular & cell biology, computational biology, computer science, math, physics or related field.

Research experience in computational biology, computer science, math, physics or related field.

Experience with programming (C++, Labview, MATLAB, python).

Experience with design, documentation, testing and implementation of high performance software for image processing.

Experience with CI/CD for software deployment.

Experience developing software for tera-to petabyte scale imaging applications.

Ability to work on a number of projects simultaneously.

Organized and attentive to detail.

Strong written and oral communication skills.

Interest in learning new techniques.

Upper division course in genetics is strongly preferred.

Coursework in molecular biology and biochemistry.

Proficiency in bioinformatics.

Computational analysis of datasets.

Basic molecular biology techniques.

Ability to design and interpret experiments.

Ability to prepare figures for manuscripts.

Demonstrated proficiency to work as part of a research team.

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For more information, please refer to the University of California's Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy.

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As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

Unless stated otherwise, unambiguously, in the position description, this position does not include sponsorship of a new consular H-1B visa petition that would require payment of the $100,000 supplemental fee.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

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• Hours: All Shifts Available (1st / 2nd / 3rd)
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Pay: $19.00/hour (+ shift differential for 2nd & 3rd shifts)
• Location: Red Wing, Minnesota

Why join the Koozie Group team:

• People First culture
• Flexible Schedules
• Great Shift Differential (2nd Shift - $1.25/hr. / 3rd Shift - $1.75/hr.)
• We will train for all positions!
• Climate controlled environment (Clean and Heat/AC!!)
• Great Benefits (Health, Dental, Vision, 401k with match, and more!)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick, Personal)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Advancement Opportunities (as soon as 6 months)
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Annual Performance Reviews
• Employee Discount Program

Job Description for Production Associate - Koozie Cell:

The Production Associate will set up, adjust, and operate semi-automated printing machines and prepare items processed for the next routing step. Ensuring that only products meeting company standards are passed onto the next step or packaged to ship to our customers. Must be able to read and understand work instructions, perform basic math functions, and make adjustments and/or minor repairs to equipment.

Responsibilities for Production Associate - Koozie Cell:

• Set up and adjust machines for proper operation
• Ensure that the proper supplies (both bill of material and non-bill of material items) are being used for printing
• Read and follows manufacturing orders to make sure orders are printed according to specifications (quality, accuracy, and layout)
• Examines product for defects, position of design print clarity, color accuracy or other flaws and adjusts equipment accordingly if needed
• Maintains sewing equipment including, but not limited to needles, bobbins, lubrication, etc.
• May package product for shipping, making sure proper box size and packing procedures are followed and ensuring that only products meeting quality standards are packed to ship
• Completes DCT reporting and necessary daily paperwork as instructed, including quantity produced, scrap and related information
• Performs preventative maintenance duties, such as daily cleaning and lubricating
• Maintains effective working relationship with coworkers
• Maintains a clean and neat work area
• Actively participates in and supports teamwork and continuous process improvement
• Demonstrates flexibility and commitment through cross training and helping other departments consistent with business needs

Qualifications for Production Associate - Koozie Cell:

• At least 18 years of age
• The ability to read, write, and speak English clearly
• Computer knowledge
• Must be able to read and understand work instructions, perform basic math functions, and make adjustments to machines and tools
• Any prior experience within manufacturing, machine operator, or production associate preferred
• Comfortable standing for long periods of time.

**Please know all International Applicants will not be accepted at this time.

We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm to Keep the Good Going, you will find your way at Koozie Group.

Koozie Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, age, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, mental or physical disability, religion, creed, color, sexual orientation, gender identity or including transgender status), veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Koozie Group also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Koozie Group will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

Compensation details: 19-20.75 Yearly Salary

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Open date: February 3, 2026

Most recent review date: Wednesday, Feb 18, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date: Tuesday, Feb 2, 2027 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology (MCB) at UC Berkeley invites applications for a pool of non-tenure track Lecturer positions to teach MCB courses as the need arises.

Teaching Responsibilities

We are seeking outstanding lecturers who can teach/co-teach small, medium and large size lecture, seminar and/or laboratory courses in the subject areas listed below:

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• Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology
  
• Cell Biology, Development and Physiology
  
• Genetics, Genomics, Evolution and Development
  
• Immunology and Molecular Medicine
  
• Molecular Therapeutics
  

General Duties

In addition to teaching responsibilities, general duties include holding office hours, assigning grades, advising students, preparing course materials (e.g., syllabus), maintaining a course website, and using a learning management system( e.g. bCourses at UC Berkeley, Canvas, etc.).

Minimum Basic Qualifications (at the time of application):

Laboratory Courses and Lecturer Courses: A Master's degree or M.D. degree (or equivalent international degree) is required by time of application.

Lecturer Courses: A Ph.D or M.D. degree (or equivalent international degree) is required to teach a lecture course by the time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications (by start date):

Lecture Courses: Documented experience in teaching one of the biological or life sciences at the college level.

Laboratory Courses: Completion of all Ph.D (or equivalent international degree) requirements except dissertation in a biological field or life sciences.

Ability to support the success of all students through inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy

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UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service, consistent with UC Regents Policy 4400 and University of California Academic Personnel policy (APM 210 1-d). These values are embedded in our Principles of Community, which reflect our passion for critical inquiry, debate, discovery and innovation, and our deep commitment to contributing to a better world. Every member of the UC Berkeley community has a role in sustaining a safe, caring and humane environment in which these values can thrive.

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.

For more information, please refer to the University of California's Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy.

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

Unless stated otherwise, unambiguously, in the position description, this position does not include sponsorship of a new consular H-1B visa petition that would require payment of the $100,000 supplemental fee.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

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• Read and interpret blueprints.
• Follow directions from setup sheets.
• Load fixtures on tombstones.
• Load and unload parts from CNC machine pallet fixtures.
• Create jobs for production using Fastems.
• Inspect machined parts at the load station after machining.
• Keep parts organized and counted.
• Recognize dull tooling used in the manufacturing process.
• Deburr parts after removing from fixtures.
• Communicate effectively with load cell leads, machinists, and supervisors.
• Maintain cleanliness of machines, tools, and work area.

• 2 years of experience using precision measuring instruments such as micrometers, calipers, bore gauges, and thread gauges preferred.
• 2 years of experience working in a machine shop environment preferred.
• Completion of a machining trade school or degree program preferred.
• Strong understanding of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T), ASME Y14.5, and blueprint reading.
• Ability to use computers proficiently.
• Reliable and self-motivated with a strong work ethic.
• High attention to detail with strong problem-solving abilities.

• Full-time position, Monday through Thursday, 3:15 PM - 1:45 AM.
• May require work outside normal hours as needed.
• Work performed in a manufacturing environment; exposure to fumes, moving parts, and vibration.
• Hearing protection required due to high noise levels.
• Must be able to lift up to 75 pounds.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance for employees and their dependents
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Generous PTO plan and 9.5 paid holidays
• Annual reimbursement for safety boots and glasses
• Tuition Reimbursement - up to $5,250 per year
• Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance
• 401(k) - Immediate eligibility
• Opportunities for growth and advancement

Open date: February 26, 2026

Next review date: Thursday, Mar 12, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Saturday, Mar 28, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

The Advanced BioImaging Center (ABC) in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for a Professional Researcher at the Assistant, Associate, or Full rank. The selected candidate will be appointed at the rank to commensurate with prior experience. The position will report to Professor Gokul Upadhyayula, with Professor Eric Betzig serving as an additional academic mentor. The researcher will conduct independent research at a level comparable to the Professor series.

The Advanced BioImaging Center (ABC) at UC Berkeley aspires to be a world-leading multidisciplinary imaging center that drives important biological discoveries through critical new advances in all aspects of imaging technology and that drives the dissemination of that technology through a multi-pronged education strategy to scientists around the world. ABC was intentionally designed to maximize scientific productivity and impact by adopting groundbreaking imaging technologies such as the next-generation adaptive optical multifunctional microscope, incorporating the high-level technical expertise of instrumentation scientists, applied mathematicians, and computational scientists, and building worldwide collaborations aimed at tackling the challenges posed by terabyte and petabyte-scale imaging data processing, visualization, and dissemination. Members of the ABC have access to leading - edge imaging and computing hardware, as well as exposure to collaborators from a range of diverse disciplines, including in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Mathematics, and more.

This position will focus on advanced, independent research leading the ABC computational team to develop vision-transformer-based foundation machine learning models. The Researcher will work closely with an interdisciplinary team of optical physicists, engineers, and computational imaging researchers to achieve the ambitious goal of creating a generative AI model for segmenting and querying complex 4D high-resolution data of zebrafish development. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to advancing biological imaging and AI-driven data analysis at the intersection of biology and computational science.

As this project grows, the individual will be expected to expand their leadership and adapt to the evolving scope of the research. The role will begin with leading efforts to supervise data collection and management, model development, and collaborating with leadership across the center. The researcher will build and manage a team of data scientists, and computational biologists to test AI-driven imaging models and will facilitate scientific collaborations with local, domestic, and international researchers. This position will take on a growing role and contribute to a groundbreaking initiative in biological imaging.

Key Responsibilities:

*Conduct and design independent research and lead a team of data scientists and software engineers to enable the development of state-of-the-art AI models for light sheet microscopy data.

*Collaborate with experts in optical physics, engineering, and computational imaging to support a foundational AI model for high-resolution developmental biology data.

*Conduct and lead experimental design, data acquisition, and data analysis pipelines to ensure optimal data quality.

*Facilitate and maintain scientific collaborations with local, domestic, and international researchers as the project expands.

*Publish research findings in high-impact journals and presenting at scientific conferences.

*Supervise and mentor graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, staff scientists, and academic research titles involved in machine learning and biological data analysis.

*Lead the development of new AI models and data processing tools for datasets generated on multicellular tissues, organoids, transparent embryos.

*Oversee the design and development of new machine learning tools for petabyte-scale light sheet datasets that are typically 4D or 5D (x,y,z,t,chemistry).

*Advise on applications of these tools for biological imaging; collaborate with graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and academic research titles on specific projects to test, learn and implement for general and specific use cases.

*Bring cross disciplinary expertise to solve problems at the intersection between life science, computer vision, and state-of-the-art AI methods.

*Identify and study scaling laws for machine learning models on large-scale 5D light sheet datasets.

*Organize and plan on the design and development of new AI techniques to further ABC's mission.

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PhD (or equivalent international degree)

Two (2) years of post PhD research experience.

For consideration for Associate Researcher rank, a minimum of 8 years of post PhD research experience as a group leader or principal investigator (PI) supervising a team of PhD-level scientists in industry or academia.

For consideration for full Researcher rank, a minimum of 14 years post PhD research experience, including a minimum of 8 years of experience leading a team as a principal investigator (PI) at the university level or in industry with demonstrated success managing graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, technicians, or equivalent positions.

*PhD or equivalent international degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Bioinformatics or Related field.

*Hands-on experience with developing machine learning models for large-scale light sheet microscopy.

*Strong publication record indicating research independence and leadership.

*Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills.

*Proven track record of interdisciplinary collaboration, especially in integrating machine learning with biological research, physics, engineering, or computational fields.

*Demonstrated experience working with large-scale biological datasets, including experience with computational image analysis.

*Demonstrate understanding of optical microscopy, including light sheet microscopy, adaptive optics, and modern scientific cameras.

*Demonstrated ability to work in a research team, manage active collaborations with other academic groups.

*Demonstrated experience handling and processing large scale imaging datasets (>100TB to petabyte scale and beyond).

*Expertise in programming in C/C++, MATLAB, Bash.

*Expertise in databases, data infrastructure, data governance.

*Expertise in high performance computing using SLURM or LSF.

*Experience with PyTorch, JAX, or Tensorflow.

*Experience with NVIDIA CUDA and related OpenMP programming.

*Experience with cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.).

*Experience with state of the art AI/ML architectures (vison transformers, diffusion models, etc.).

*Experience supervising and mentoring undergraduate/graduate students, and/or technicians.

*Ability to effectively communicate, participate in efficient and open collaboration, and engage with a diverse group of researchers.

*The ideal candidate will be innovative and able to synergize various ideas and approaches, while exercising sound judgment to evaluate and take acceptable risks.

*Expertise in leading teams in executing machine learning projects, as evidenced by last author peer-reviewed publications within their scientific discipline.

*Readiness to scale efforts and grow with the expanding scope of the project, including building and managing a team and facilitating collaborations.

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UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service, consistent with UC Regents Policy 4400 and University of California Academic Personnel policy (APM 210 1-d). These values are embedded in our Principles of Community, which reflect our passion for critical inquiry, debate, discovery and innovation, and our deep commitment to contributing to a better world. Every member of the UC Berkeley community has a role in sustaining a safe, caring and humane environment in which these values can thrive.

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.

For more information, please refer to the University of California's Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy.

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Open date: February 25, 2026

Next review date: Wednesday, Mar 11, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Friday, Mar 27, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

The Advanced BioImaging Center (ABC) in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for two Project Scientists at the Assistant, Associate, or full rank. The selected candidate will be appointed at the rank to commensurate with prior experience. The position will report to Professor Gokul Upadhyayula, with Professor Eric Betzig serving as an additional academic mentor. The project scientist will make significant and creative contributions in the area of machine learning & data analytics.

The Advanced BioImaging Center (ABC) at UC Berkeley aspires to be a world-leading multidisciplinary imaging center that drives important biological discoveries through critical new advances in all aspects of imaging technology and that drives the dissemination of that technology through a multi-pronged education strategy to scientists around the world. ABC was intentionally designed to maximize scientific productivity and impact by adopting groundbreaking imaging technologies such as the next-generation adaptive optical multifunctional microscope, incorporating the high-level technical expertise of instrumentation scientists, applied mathematicians, and computational scientists, and building worldwide collaborations aimed at tackling the challenges posed by terabyte and petabyte-scale imaging data processing, visualization, and dissemination. Members of the ABC have access to leading - edge imaging and computing hardware, as well as exposure to collaborators from a range of diverse disciplines, including in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Mathematics, and more.

The Assistant/Associate/Full Project Scientists will be an integral part of a visionary scientific team driving cutting-edge biological discoveries through immediate applications of critical advances in imaging technologies. These positions will work with a dedicated team to develop data analytics software in terabyte- to petabyte-scale imaging projects. The incumbents will develop and refine machine learning applications and manage projects and provide regular progress reports to PIs and collaborators.

Successful candidates will be an integral part of the expert team working together with computational scientists and biologists in experimental design to tackle complex biological questions in a quantitative manner. The work will primarily be conducted at the facility in Barker Hall. Occasional travel may be required.

Key Responsibilities

*Make significant and creative contributions to development of new imaging and data processing tools for datasets generated on multicellular tissues, organoids, transparent embryos.

*Design, build, and maintain new software packages for efficient data processing.

*Advise on applications of these tools for biological imaging; collaborate with Postdocs and graduate students on specific projects to test, learn and implement for general and specific use cases.

*General organization and management of software documentation.

*Bring cross disciplinary expertise to solve problems at the intersection between life science, computer vision, and state-of-the-art AI methods.

*Work with petabyte-scale light sheet datasets that are typically 4D or 5D (x,y,z,t,chemistry). Identify and implement scalable solutions to scientific questions on large-scale data sets, especially using performant algorithms.

*Develop machine learning approaches, computer vision tools to help pre-process dataset and annotations to generate groundtruth benchmarks.

*Contribute to dissemination via open source code repositories, demonstrations, publications, presentation.

These positions will be eligible for full benefits.

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*PhD (or equivalent international degree)

*Minimum of four years of postdoctoral research experience

*For consideration for the Associate Project Scientist rank: a minimum of 8 years of post PhD research experience

*For consideration for the full Project Scientist rank: a minimum of 14 years of post PhD research experience

*PhD or equivalent international degree in Computation Data, Computer Sciences, Bioinformatics or Related field

*Demonstrated record of productivity and publications and/or scholarly contributions

*Strong biological background and understanding of molecular biology

*Demonstrate understanding of optical microscopy, including light sheet microscopy, adaptive optics, and modern scientific cameras

*Demonstrated ability to work in a research team, manage active collaborations with other academic groups

*Demonstrated experience handling and processing large scale imaging datasets (>100TB to petabyte scale and beyond)

*Expertise in programming in C++, Labview, MATLAB, Python

*Expertise in databases, data infrastructure, data governance

*Expertise in high performance computing using SLURM or LSF

*Experience with PyTorch, JAX, or Tensorflow

*Experience with NVIDIA CUDA and related OpenMP programming

*Experience with cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc)

*Experience with state of the art AI/ML architectures (vison transformers, diffusion models, etc

*Experience mentoring undergraduate/graduate students, and/or technicians.

*Experience with professional speaking engagements

*Ability to effectively communicate, participate in efficient and open collaboration, and engage with a diverse group of researchers

*The ideal candidate will be innovative and able to synergize various ideas and approaches, while exercising sound judgment to evaluate and take acceptable risks

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  
  

• Cover Letter

  
  

• Statement of Research - Provide a summary of your major research accomplishments in approximately 250 words. Additionally, please include a brief statement highlighting your experience that is directly relevant to the key responsibilities of this position

  
  

• Project Portfolio - Summary portfolio of data and/or AI projects executed, as demonstrated by publications or github contributions

  
  

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UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service, consistent with UC Regents Policy 4400 and University of California Academic Personnel policy (APM 210 1-d). These values are embedded in our Principles of Community, which reflect our passion for critical inquiry, debate, discovery and innovation, and our deep commitment to contributing to a better world. Every member of the UC Berkeley community has a role in sustaining a safe, caring and humane environment in which these values can thrive.

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.

For more information, please refer to the University of California's Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy.

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

Unless stated otherwise, unambiguously, in the position description, this position does not include sponsorship of a new consular H-1B visa petition that would require payment of the $100,000 supplemental fee.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

• 
  
• "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination, as defined by the employer.
  
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
  
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
  
• APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment
  

As the nation’s largest private employer of Registered Nurses, we’re honored by the trust of over 100,000 nurses and committed to supporting safe, high-quality care for which they can practice. That’s why more than 80% of our hospitals earn an A or B Leapfrog safety grade, rank in the top 5% nationally for patient outcomes through Health Grades, or are recognized as Magnet or Pathway to Excellence facilities. Join us!  

The Transplant and Cellular Therapy (TCT) Clinic at St. David’s South Austin Medical Center treats adults facing blood cancer and hematologic disorders in the Central Texas region in the outpatient setting. In partnership with Sarah Cannon, the Cancer Institute of HCA Healthcare, we are proud to be the only FACT accredited facility in Austin, Texas.

As a Registered Nurse (RN) in the TCT Clinic you will be responsible for the care of blood and marrow transplant patients, patients with hematologic and oncologic disorders. Common diagnoses seen include acute leukemia, non hodgkin’s lymphoma and multiple myeloma.

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will utilize nursing processes to direct and deliver comprehensive nursing care to patients.

• You will consider age related factors in the assessment, care, and treatment of the oncology patient
• You will consider principles of death and dying when caring for terminally ill oncology patient
• You will provide emotional, spiritual, religious and cultural support to patients and their significant others
• You will apply principles of oncology nursing

Experience

• 1 year of clinical nursing experience as a Registered Nurse (RN)

Education

• Associate’s degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) – preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• Current State of Texas Registered Nurse (RN) license or Compact Registered Nursing License. If Compact License, Texas license must be obtained within 90 days of hire
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification per St. David’s Healthcare policy
• Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Chemotherapy Provider – preferred
• Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) certification – preferred

St. David's South Austin Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

St. David's South Austin Medical Center, is a 368‑bed acute care hospital within St. David’s HealthCare, offering comprehensive specialty and sub‑specialty services. Key programs include a nationally accredited oncology program featuring the region’s only adult Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program; a Level II trauma center; advanced cardiac, stroke, and orthopedic services; full‑service maternity and newborn care; and four community emergency centers in Bee Cave and Bastrop.

The facility is affiliated with the Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery, providing advanced robotic capabilities for orthopedics, open heart and lung procedures, complex GI surgery, surgical oncology, general and colorectal surgery, and urology. It was also among the first hospitals in Central Texas to integrate CT imaging with robotics for early lung cancer detection.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

Be a part of an organization that leverages our size to make a real impact in our industry! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Registered Nurse Outpatient Bone Marrow Transplant opening. Submit your application today and help advance the practice of nursing.

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